Black Ships Before Troy

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Black Ships Before Troy:
The Story of the Iliad
LC Class
BL793.T7 S88 1993[2]
Followed byThe Wanderings of Odysseus 

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad is a novel for children written by

Library Association, recognizing the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject.[3]

Plot

Reviews and reprints

Kirkus Reviews noted the "compelling vision and sensitivity to language, history, and heroics" that she brought to retelling both

Common Core handbook suggests it for grades 6-8.[7]

Sequel

Sutcliff's retelling of Homer's

Kirkus praised both Sutcliff's text, for preserving "a certain formality of language" and for graceful "winnowing", and Lee's "spectacular paintings": "Beautiful and detailed ... the pictures are obviously the result of careful research and reward close scrutiny. A gorgeous book, more than worthy of its predecessor." It suggested the book for ages 10 and up.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Black ships before Troy" (first edition). WorldCat. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  2. ^ a b "Black ships before Troy: the story of the Iliad" (first US edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  3. ^ (Greenaway Winner 1993) Archived 29 January 2013 at the
    CILIP
    . Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  4. ^ a b "Black Ships Before Troy". Kirkus Reviews. 15 October 1993. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  5. JSTOR 20201792
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  8. ^ "Formats and editions of The wanderings of Odysseus". WorldCat. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  9. ^ "The Wanderings of Odysseus". Kirkus Reviews. 15 May 1996. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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